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Geared toward Conscious Embodiment in Performance
| Somatic Movement Arts Festival Los Angeles, Sept 18-23, 2007 |
| Faculty Bios & Class Descriptions |
| Happening @ 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica, CA 90404 *Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th Street *Continuum Studio #7, 1629 18th Street |
Produced by:
INTENTION
Dance Theatre
Dance Theatre
Presented by:
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| LIONEL POPKING SKINNER RELEASING® 2 Part Intensive: Wed/Thurs, 9/17-18, 7-9:30pm |
Skinner Releasing Technique (SRT) uses imagery, sound, and hands-on tactile studies to
facilitate a deeper kinesthetic experience of movement. It is based on the principle that by
releasing tension and habitual holding patterns we can move more freely and articulately. In
the classes, spontaneous dancing evoked by imagery enables students to explore technical
principles such as multi-directional alignment, suppleness, economy, and autonomy while
simultaneously tapping into the imagination and cultivating the creative process by
integrating and engaging the whole self. SRT heightens the senses, allows our ideas to
expand, and lets our dancing grow.
facilitate a deeper kinesthetic experience of movement. It is based on the principle that by
releasing tension and habitual holding patterns we can move more freely and articulately. In
the classes, spontaneous dancing evoked by imagery enables students to explore technical
principles such as multi-directional alignment, suppleness, economy, and autonomy while
simultaneously tapping into the imagination and cultivating the creative process by
integrating and engaging the whole self. SRT heightens the senses, allows our ideas to
expand, and lets our dancing grow.
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
BIOGRAPHY:
Lionel Popkin is a choreographer, dancer, improviser, and teacher whose own work has been
presented in numerous cities including London, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, Seattle, and
Washington, DC. In Los Angeles The Getty Museum, Highways Performance Space, and
REDCAT have presented his work. He has danced in many companies including those of Trisha
Brown, Terry Creach, and Stephanie Skura. Lionel is currently an Assistant Professor in
Choreography and Performance in the Department of World Arts & Cultures at UCLA. He has
been a certified Skinner Releasing Technique teacher since 1996.
presented in numerous cities including London, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, Seattle, and
Washington, DC. In Los Angeles The Getty Museum, Highways Performance Space, and
REDCAT have presented his work. He has danced in many companies including those of Trisha
Brown, Terry Creach, and Stephanie Skura. Lionel is currently an Assistant Professor in
Choreography and Performance in the Department of World Arts & Cultures at UCLA. He has
been a certified Skinner Releasing Technique teacher since 1996.
| Lionel Popkin phot by Anja Hitzenberger |
| Lionel Popkin phot by Anja Hitzenberger |
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